Rail anchor



Patented Feb.

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WILLIAM 1-1. DE B'USK, OF CHICA.GQ,'ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE P 85 M CDMPANY, OF

CHICAGO, ILLXNOES, A COBPOBATIQN OF ILLINQIS. V

BAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed November 14, 1924. Serial No. 749,984.

To all 2()/l0??t "it may concern:

Be it known that 1. WILLIAM H. De Been, a citizen of the United States. and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Anchors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to rail anchors of the type adapted to grip a rail and by contact with a crosstie or other fixed portion of the track to hold the rail f"om longitudinal movement. It is one of the objects of my invention to provide a new and improved form and arrangement of parts in an anchor of this type by which an in'iproved gripping effect will be attained by the use of a plurality ofgripping members. the en agement of one of such members with the ot r serving to hoid the two members in turned position about "the longitudinal axis of the rail for effecting the desired grip upon the rail. lit is another object of my invention to pro vide a construction of this type in which the gripping members are directly opposite each other tinnsversely of the rail whereby each of said members is adapted to engage the cresstie.

it is still another object of my invention to improve devices of this type in sundry details hereinafter pointed out. The preferred means by which I have accomplished my 'erul objects areillustrated in the (trainings and are hereinafter specifically described. 'ihat which I believe to be new and desire to cover by this application is set forth in the claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a face view of the preferred orm of my invention in position upon a rail which is shown in vertical cross-section;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1.;

Fig. 3 is a view of one of the members in position as driven into engagement with the flange of a rail and before the application of the other member to the rail;

' Fig. 4 is a view .of the parts as shown in Fig. 3, but with the tirst-ap flied member "twisted towai l its operative gripping position, and i the cooperating member applied in its initial position ready to be driven into the operative gripping position shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a modified form of construction;

Fig. 6 is a view of another modified form;

Fig. 7 is a top plan View of the parts shown in Fig. 6; and;

Fig. 8 is a view of still another form of construction.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 4,15 indicates a rail mounted upon a crosstie 16. A jaw member comprising a body 17 is mounted upon the flange at one side of tl e rail, such member being provided with an arm 18 extending from the edge thereof across beneath the rail into engagement with a turned portion 19 formed upon the body 20 of a jaw member mounted upon the flange of the rail at the opposite side. By reason of the engagement of the two members at a point located at one side with respect to the points where the jaws of the two members engage the flange of the rail such members are adapted to hold each other in turned position for effecting the desired grip upon the rail. That is to say, the member at the right holds the other member against movement in cloclnvisedirection about the longit-udinal axis of the rail, while the member at the'left serves to hold the member at the right from turning in counterclockwise direction in said Fig. 1 about the longitudinally-extending axis. The arrangement and proportions are such that the two members are held by their interengagement in tightened position upon the rail, in which posi- I tion each member is adapted to have a shackle hold upon the top and bottom faces of the rail as pressure is applied upon the lower portions of such members longitudinally of the rail.

When the member comprising the body 1? is driven into position upon the rail, it will assume approximately the position shown in Fig. 3. Thereafter, by upward pressure upon the arm 18 the member can be turned into the position as shown in Fig. 4, and the member comprising the body 20 can be applied by hand into the position shown in said Fig. 4, whereupon such member may be driven toward the left. By reason of the diagonal disposition of the bottom face of the arm 18, and further by reas son of the fact that the member at the right is caused to ride up the flange of the rail as such member is driven into operative posi tion, as the member is driven into operative position the member at the left will be caused to swing in counterclbckwise direction in said Fig. 4 for further tightening the jaws of such member upon the flange. The application of the upward pressure upon the arm 18 serves at the same time to press downwardly very forcibly upon the turned portion 19 of the member at the right, causing it also to assume a very tight operative grip upon the flange. At the end of the operative movement of the member 20, a shoulder 21 on the arm 18 is brought into snap engagement with the outer face of the turned portion 19 serving normally to hold the members from disengagement.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5, each of the members comprising a body 22 is provided with a transversely extending arm 23 adapted to have snap engagement with the turned portion 24 of the other member, the two members being in the construction shown precisely alike.

In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the member comprising the body 25 is provided with a transversely-extending arm 26 a short distance below the bottom face of the rail 15, while the member comprising the body 27 is provided with an arm 28 at a slightly greater distance below the bottom face of the rail, each of the members being provided with a turned portion 29 adapted to be engaged by the arm of the other member. As is clearly shown in Fig. '2', each of the arms 26 and 28 is offset in the direction away from the crosstie so as to extend along the face of the other member disposed away from the crosstie. By this arrangement, each of the members is adapted to have operative engagement with the crosstie 16.

In the construction shown in Fig. 8, the construction is similar to that of Fig. 1 except that the point of engagement of the two members is located below the rail rather than at one side of the rail. That is to say, the arm 30 formed upon the body 81 of the member at the left in Fig. 8 engages a turned portion 32 upon the inner edge of the body 33 of the other member rather than upon the outer edge as is shown in Fig. 1. The jaws of the member comprising the body 33 are accordingly arranged in a different manner so as to afford an operative grip upon the flange when pressure is applied tending to turn such member at the right in said Fig. 8 in counterclockwise direction. As will be appreciated, each member of the construction in Fig. 8 applies pressure upon the other member in the direction tending to turn such member in counterclockwise direction in said figure.

By the use of my invention, gripping members are produced which by their cooperative action are adapted to have a very strong and very effective grip upon a rail, such members being of a form whereby they can be produced by a stamping operation from sheet metal very cheaply and readily.

While I prefer to employ the constructions illustrated in my drawings, it will be understood that I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details as shown except so far as the same are hereinafter specifically claimed, inasmuch as it is evident that changes may well be made in the detailed form without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I do not claim specifically herein the modified construction shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The specific feature of this modification is described and claimed in my copending division application, Serial No. 48,7 32, filed August 7, 1925.

I claim l. A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, each member being adapted by engagement with the other member to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in operative gripping engagement with the rail.

2. A rail anchor comprising a jaw menr ber adapted to have gripping engagement with. the flange of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engage ment with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, each member being adapted by pressure vertically upon the other member to hold such other member In turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in o 'xn'ativc gripping engagement with the rail.

3. A rail anchor con'iprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, each member being adapted by pressure vertically upon the other member at a point only at one side of the point of engagement of the jaws of such member with the rail to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in operative gripping engagement with the rail. 7

4. A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to hav gripping engagement with the flange of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, said members being adapted by vertical pressure upon each other in opposite directions at a point removed laterally of the rail from the points where the jaw members engage the flange to hold each other in turned position about axes extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold each other in operative engagement with the rail.

5. A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engage.- ment; with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, said members being adapted by vertical pressure upon each other in opposite directions at a point at one side of the rail to hold each other in turned positions about axes extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold each other in operative gripping engagement with the rail.

6. A rail anchor comprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the op posite side thereof, one of said members comprising an arm extending across beneath the rail and along one face of the other member and engaging said other member at its outside edge portion for holding said members turned in opposite directions about axes extending longitudinally of the rail and thereby holding each other in operative gripping engagen'ient with the rail.

7. A. rail anchor comprising two jaw inen'ibers for opposite sides of a rail each in the form of a plate adapted to have gripping engagen'ient with the flange by a swinging movement about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and also a shackle hold on the top and botton'i faces of the .iange by a swinging movement about an axis extending transversely of the rail, said two members being held by engagen'icnt with each other in turned position about d longitudinally extending axes for effecting the first-nained grip upon the rail.

5%. A. rail anchor con'iprising two jaw members for opposite sides of a rail each in the form of a plate adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange by a swinging movement about an axis extending longitndinally of the rail and also a shackle hold on the top and bottom faces of the [tango by a swinging movement about an axis extending trimsvcrsely of the rail, said members being adapted by vertical pressure upon each other in opposite directions at a point removed laterally of the rail from the points where the jaw members engage the flange to hold each other in turned positions about said longitudinally extending axes for effecting the first-named grip upon the rail.

9. A rail anchor comprising two jaw members for opposite sides of a rail each in the form of a plate adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange by aswing ing movement about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and also a shackle hold on the top and bottom faces of the flange by a swinging movement about an axis extending transversely of the rail, one of said members comprising an arm extending across beneath the rail and along one face of the other member and engaging said other member at its outside edge portion for holding said members turned in opposite directions about said longitudinally-extend' .ing axes for effecting the first-named grip on the rail.

10. A rail anchor comprising two jaw members adapted to be driven from opposite sides of the rail into position on the flange of the rail, said members being adapted by interengagement to swing each other about axes extending longitudinally of the rail as they are driven into position and adapted thereby to cause each other to have opera live gripping engagement with the flange.

11. A rail anchor comprising two jaw members adapted to be driven from opposite sides of the rail into position on the fiange of the rail, said members being adapted by interengagement with each other at a point removed laterally of the rail from the points where said jaw members engage the flange of the rail to swing each other in opposite directions about axes extendin longitudinally of the rail as said members are driven into position and adapted thereby to cause each other to have operative gripping ngagen'1ent with the flange.

12. A rail anchor comprising a jaw memlber adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of a rail and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof. each member being adapted by engagement with the other member to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in operative gripping engagement with the rail, said members comprising parts adapted to have snap engagement with each other for holding the members from withdrawal from the rail.

13. A rail anchor coniprising a jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of a rail, and a second jaw member ada iited to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the opposite side thereof, one of said members comprising an arm extending across beneath the rail. and along one face of the other member and engaging said other member at its out-- side edge portion for holding said members turned in opposite directions about axes extending longitudinally of the rail and thereby holding each other in operative gripping engagement with the rail, and said. arm being provided with a shoulder adapted to have snap engagement with the other member for holding such other member from withdrawal from the rail, said arm being normally spaced from the bottom of the rail for permitting the necessary clearance for such snap engagement.

1a. A rail anchor comprising two jaw members for opposite sides of a rail each in the form of a plate adapted to have gripping engagen'ient with the flange by a swinging movement about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and also a shackle hold on the top and bottom faces of the flange by a swinging movement about an axis extending transversely of the rail, said two members being held by engagement vith each other in turned position about said longitudinally extending axes for eftecting the first-named grip upon the rail, said members con'iprising parts adapted to have snap engagement with each other for holding the members from withdrawal from the rail.

15. A rail anchor comprising two jaw members adapted to be driven from opposite sides of the rail into position on the flange of the rail, said members being adapted by interengagement to swing each other about axes extending longitudinally of the rail as they are driven into position and adapted thereby to cause each other to have operative gripping engagement with the flange, said men'ibers comprising parts adapted to have snap engagement with each other "for holding the members from withdrawal from the rail.

16. A rail anchor con'iprising a jaw mem her in contact with a crosstie and having a gripping engagement with the flange ot a rail, and a second jaw member in contact with th crosstie at the opposite side of the rail and having a gripping engagement with the flange at that side, each member being adapted by engagement with the other memher to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally ot the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in operative ripping engagement with the rail.

r rai anchor comprising a jaw member in contact with a crosstie and having a gripping engagement with the flange or a rail, and a second jaw member in contact with the crosstie at the opposite side oi the rail and havin a gripping engagement with the flange at that side, one of said members comprising an arm extending across beneath the rail and oilsct longitudinally oi'the rail so as to extend along the face of the other member and engaging said other member at its outside edge portion for holding said IHQlIIbQl'S turned in opposite directions about axes extending longitudinally of the rail and thereby holding each other in operative gripping engagement with the rail.

18. A rail anchor comprising a jaw mem ber adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange. of a rail, and a second jaw member adapted to have gripping engagement with the flange of the rail at the opposite sid thereof, each of said members comprising an arm extending across beneath the rail and along one face of the other member and engaging said other member at its outside edge portion for holding said members turned in opposite directions about axes extending longitudinally of the rail and thereby holding each other in operative gripping engagement with the rail.

19. A rail anchor comprising two jaw members each having a body portion provided with jaws adapted to engage the flange of a rail, and each provided with an arm extending from its inner edge for en gagement with the other member, the arm of each member being adapted by engagement with the other member to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in operative gripping engagement with the rail.

20. A rail anchor comprising right hand and left hand jaw members each having a body portion provided with jaws adapted to engage the flang of a rail, and each provided with an arm extending from its inner edge for engagement with the other memher on the face thereof away trom the crosstie, the arm of each member being adapted by engagement with the other member to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in operative gripping engagement with the rail.

21. A rail anchor comprising right hand and left hand jaw members each having a body portion provided with jaws adapted to engage the flange of a rail, and each provided with an arm extending from its inner edge for engagei'i'ient with the other member on the face thcreo't away from the crosstie, said arms being arranged at ditl'ereut points vertically with respect to the bodies and being ofiset longitudinally of the rail with respect to the bodies so that each is adapted to extend along the face of the other disposed a ay from the crosstie into cngagement with the other member, the arm of each member being adapted by engagement with the other member to hold such other member in turned position about an axis extending longitudinally of the rail and adapted thereby to hold such other member in opera tive gripping engagement with the rail.

\VILLIAM H DE RUSK. 

